The Signal Fire
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| type = single
| artist = Killswitch Engage featuring Howard Jones
| album = Atonement
| released = August 15, 2019
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| genre = Metalcore
| length = 3:05
| label = Metal Blade
| writer = * Mike D'Antonio
| producer = Adam Dutkiewicz
| chronology = Killswitch Engage
| prev_title = I Am Broken Too
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = I Can't Be The Only One
| next_year = 2020
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"The Signal Fire" is a song by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage. The song was released as the third single from the album in August 2019. The song features guest vocals from Howard Jones, who was the band's lead vocalist from 2002 to 2012.{{cite magazine|title=Howard Jones Leaves Killswitch Engage|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/top-posts/howard-jones-leaves-killswitch-engage/|magazine=Metal Hammer|date=January 4, 2012|accessdate=December 31, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108163920/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/top-posts/howard-jones-leaves-killswitch-engage|archivedate=January 8, 2012}}{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/08/20/yeahhhhhh-killswitch-engage-released-a-music-video-for-the-signal-fire-feat-ex-frontman-howard-jones/|title=Yeahhhhhh Killswitch Engage Released A Music Video For 'The Signal Fire' Feat. Ex-Frontman Howard Jones!|date=August 20, 2019|website=Wall of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=August 20, 2019}}
Reception
Several reviews noted "The Signal Fire" as being a highlight of Atonement.
Thom Jurek of AllMusic praised the "hard-grooving riffery" of the song and the performances of both Leach and Jones.{{cite web|publisher=AllMusic|last=Jurek|first=Thom|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/atonement-mw0003294692|title=Atonement - Killswitch Engage|accessdate=December 31, 2019}} J. Andrew of Metal Injection called the song the album's "most brutal moment" and called the addition of Jones on the song "an awesome fan-nerd moment, and a welcome combination of two of metal's most forceful voices."{{cite web|publisher=Metal Injection|author=J. Andrew|url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/killswitch-engage-atonement|title=Album Review: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Atonement|date=August 15, 2019|accessdate=December 31, 2019}} Ricky Aarons of Wall of Sound also praised Leach and Jones's performances, noting that the vocals of Jones were closer in style to what he used with Killswitch Engage compared to the style he uses in his current band Light the Torch.{{cite web|website=Wall of Sound|last=Aarons|first=Ricky|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/08/11/killswitch-engage-atonement-album-review/|title=Killswitch Engage - Atonement (Album Review)|date=August 11, 2019|accessdate=December 31, 2019}}
Music video
The song's music video was directed by Ian McFarland.{{cite web|website=Loudwire|last=Childers|first=Chad|url=https://loudwire.com/jesse-leach-howard-jones-killswitch-engage-the-signal-fire-video/|title=Watch Killswitch Engage Singers Meet in 'The Signal Fire' Video|date=August 20, 2019|accessdate=December 31, 2019}}
The video shows the band performing the song in a rehearsal space, with Howard Jones sitting off to the side. During the chorus, Jones joins with the band in performing the song.
Personnel
;Killswitch Engage
- Jesse Leach – co-lead vocals
- Adam Dutkiewicz – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Joel Stroetzel – rhythm guitar
- Mike D'Antonio – bass guitar
- Justin Foley – drums
;Guest musicians
- Howard Jones – co-lead vocals
Charts
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N0ShfOOEq4 Official Music Video] at YouTube
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